10,000 days. tool is back all sharpened and ready for the summer.

finally. 5 years after lateralus, 10,000 days comes out next tuesday. it got leaked and there are copies floating around in the nether of the internet. having gotten a hold of one of them and listened to it non-stop for the last day and a half i must say- its brilliant work. the sound has evolved once again and the emphasis has really been turned onto the music, maynards voice is incredibly well-woven into the symphony of instruments and supplements the arrangement beautifully. it has less of the lateralus feeling of "wow, i dont understand what hes saying and everything i read about it sounds like some sort of crazy-burned out on acid philosophy." and returns to a lot of the nuances of AEnima while encorporating the musical complexity of lateralus. definately one of the best things ive heard this year.